Anritsu partners with Jasper Wireless to deliver high performance platform for global IoT

17/06/2014

Anritsu A/S, a global provider of Operations Support Systems (OSS) for advanced and converged networks, announced today that its MasterClawTM Service Assurance system has been selected by Jasper Wireless

Copenhagen, Denmark – June 17, 2014: Anritsu A/S, a global provider of Operations Support Systems (OSS) for advanced and converged networks, announced today that its MasterClawTM Service Assurance system has been selected by Jasper Wireless, the leading platform powering the mobile Internet of Things, to help Jasper efficiently service the M2M market.

Anritsu has years of experience within the test and measurement market and the Jasper Wireless contract is Anritsu International’s first foray into the M2M market. Jasper will leverage Anritsu’s expertise through use of its services and solutions designed to support Jasper’s high performance cloud-based platform for global IoT.

“Jasper Wireless is a significant new partner in this developing market and we look forward to working with Jasper and our customers to provide a global M2M ecosystem.” says Gerald Ostheimer, CEO Anritsu Service Assurance.

Jasper Wireless delivers an industry-leading platform that enables enterprise customers and operator partners to deploy and globally scale their M2M services rapidly, giving centralized visibility and control. Jasper Wireless works with 15 mobile operator groups, representing more than 100 mobile network operators across six continents including: AT&T, NTT DOCOMO and Telefónica, and over 2,500 enterprises including Honeywell, Nissan and Garmin.

“The mobile IoT market is complex and varied, involving mobile operators, connected device manufacturers and enterprise end-customers across multiple vertical industries. Creating a cloud-based platform that combines carrier-grade reliability with the flexibility and nimbleness of the cloud model requires rigorous service assurance and monitoring,” said Daniel Collins, Chief Technology Officer, Jasper Wireless. “We are pleased to be working with Anritsu to support us in delivering the best in class platform powering the mobile internet of things.”

About Anritsu

Anritsu Corporation (www.anritsu.com) has been a provider of innovative communications solutions for more than 110 years. The company's portfolio includes service assurance solutions and test and measurement solutions that address the technology lifecycle from “Birth to Profit” covering R&D and lab testing, to operational support systems for in-service network monitoring and service assurance. Anritsu’s award winning service assurance solutions offer an integrated portfolio of applications combining network monitoring and optimization with a unique suite of service and business intelligence analytical solutions and enable the most critical customer experience needs of our customers. Anritsu is a market leader in the Service Assurance sector and fully supports both legacy and next-generation network technologies such as LTE, M2M, RCSe, IMS and VoIP. Anritsu sells in more than 90 countries worldwide with approximately 4,000 employees and annual turnover of approximately US $1B.